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Southeastern Men’s Basketball 2020-21 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES Men’s Basketball Contact: Chris Salim • E-Mail: [email protected] • Office: (985) 549-2142 • Cell: (318) 471-5972 Website: LionSports.net • Twitter: @LionUpAthletics; @LionUpMBB @DavidKieferSLU • Facebook: /SLUathletics; /SLUBasketball NCAA TOURNAMENT 2005 • SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE CHAMPION 2003-04, 2004-05, 2017-18 • SOUTHLAND TOURNAMENT CHAMPION 2005 TRANS AMERICA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (TAAC) WEST DIVISION CHAMPION 1994-95 GULF STATES CONFERENCE CHAMPION 1953-54 • GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPION 1972-73 • GULF STAR CONFERENCE CHAMPION 1984-85 Game 19: Nicholls Colonels at SLU Lions 2020-21 ScHEdULE Date Opponent Time/Result Nicholls Colonels (11-6, 8-2) Nov. 25 at Purdue Fort Wayne L 67-63 OT at SLU Lions (6-12, 4-5) Nov. 28 at UAB L 84-57 Saturday, Feb. 13 • 7 p.m. Nov. 30 at LSU L 96-43 Hammond, La. Dec. 2 at California Baptist W 81-80 University Center Dec. 4 at California Baptist L 83-66 Dec. 9 at Louisiana Tech L 78-69 Dec. 15 at Texas A&M L 69-52 Dec. 23 at Grambling W 77-70 The Southeastern Lions return home Game Information Dec. 29 at Lamar (non-conference) L 74-64 Saturday night to face in-state rival Nicholls Jan. 6 Sam Houston* L 70-52 Radio ..............................................................90.9 FM KSLU Jan. 9 at Nicholls* L 87-67 at 7 p.m. in the University Center. TV/Watch ................................................................. ESPN+ SLU is coming off a loss on the road Live Stats ...........................................www.LionSports.net Jan. 13 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* W 76-63 to league-leading Sam Houston Wednesday Live Streaming .......................................www.LionSports.net Jan. 16 at Abilene Christian* L 76-42 Series Record ................................................Lions Lead 57-49 night, 79-61. Jan. 20 at McNeese* W 92-88 Last Meeting ........... (Jan. 9, 2021 - Nicholls 87, SLU 67 Jan. 23 Northwestern State* L 73-68 Despite the loss, SLU’s Gus Okafor had .......................................... .............................. (Thibodaux La.) Jan. 27 Central Arkansas* W 69-57 his second double-double of the season scor- Jan. 30 New Orleans* W 79-73 ing 18 points and snatching 12 rebounds. The with 18. Feb. 10 at Sam Houston * L 79-61 Lions also outrebounded the Bearkats, 40-31, Nicholls led by as many as 14 in the Feb. 13 Nicholls* 7 p.m. and pulled down 19 offensive rebounds. second half and never allowed Lamar to get Feb. 17 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* 7:30 p.m. Senior Keon Clergeot aided the Lions closer than six points for the final 17:25. Feb. 20 Abilene Christian* 4 p.m. with 14 points while sophomore Isiah Kirby Saturday is the second meeting between Feb. 24 McNeese* 7 p.m. chipped in with the 11. the Lions and Colonels this season with Feb. 27 at Northwestern State* 3 p.m. The Colonels defeated Lamar on the Nicholls winning in Thibodaux Jan. 9, 87-67. Mar. 3 at Central Arkansas* 7 p.m. road Wednesday night, 76-71, as five players The Colonels held the Lions to 31 percent Mar. 6 at New Orleans* 6 p.m. scored in double figures led by Kevin Johnson shooting on 18-for-57 shooting. Mar. 10-13 Southland Conference Tournament TBA (Katy, Texas) * - Southland Conference Game ^ - Merrill Center, Katy, Texas LIONS’ PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP Home Games in Bold. All times Central and subject to change Saturday’s Game Facts: - Colonels have won four straight against the Lions - Lions have won 7 of last 10 at home against 2 4 0 35 25 Colonels JOE - SLU’s Keon Clergeot is tied for second in scoring ISIAH KEON ELIJAH GUS KIRBY CLERGEOT KASPERZYK (18.8 ppg) during conference play IFEJEH OKAFOR JR./G/6-3/190/TR SO./G/6-4/195/IL SR./G/6-1/190/TR SR./F/6-8/240/TR JR./F/6-6/230/TR - Clergeot leads the conference in free throws made New Haven, Conn. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Winter Haven, Fla. Montreal, Canada Baltimore, Maryland UMass Odessa College with 111. UIW’s Keaston Willis is second (83). Sagemont HS ULM Miami Dade College GP/GS: ...............17/16 - SLU leads the conference in offensive rebounding GP/GS: ..............15/15 GP/GS: ...............17/14 GP/GS: ...............17/16 GP/GS: ...............17/17 PPG........................ 6.6 PPG...................... 15.8 PPG........................ 4.0 PPG...................... 11.7 PPG........................ 9.8 averaging 12.9 off boards a game. RPG ....................... 3.1 RPG ....................... 3.6 RPG ....................... 3.9 RPG ....................... 6.8 RPG ....................... 2.2 - SLU is 1-3 on Saturday this season. APG ....................... 2.1 APG ....................... 2.1 APG ....................... 0.3 APG ...................... .1.3 APG ....................... 2.3 - SLU enters Saturday in sixth place in conference BPG ....................... 0.1 BPG ....................... 0.4 BPG ....................... 0.2 BPG ....................... 0.3 BPG ....................... 0.1 standings (SFA ineligible for postseason) SPG ........................ 0.7 SPG ........................ 0.8 SPG ........................ 1.2 SPG ........................ 1.4 SPG ........................ 0.2 - Lions’ head coach David Kiefer will coach in his 50th MIN ..................... 25.0 MIN ..................... 31.3 MIN ..................... 15.8 MIN ..................... 30.2 MIN ..................... 26.5 2020-21 Stats 2020-21 Stats 2020-21 Stats 2020-21 Stats 2020-21 Stats game as SLU head coach Saturday. 2020-21 ROSTER NUMERIcAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 0 Elijah Ifejeh (i-FAY-jay) F 6-9 240 Sr. Montreal, Quebec, Canada/ULM 2 Isiah Kirby G 6-4 195 So Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Cypress Bay HS 3 Maxim Romanov (Moxum Roman-off) G/F 6-8 200 So Nahariyya, Israel/Impact Basketball Academy 4 Keon Clergeot (Clare-Jo) G 6-1 190 Sr. Winter Haven, Fla./UMass 5 Byron Smith G 6-1 170 So. Gainesville, Fla./P.K. Yonge HS 10 Jon'Darius Warren G 6-0 180 So. Corinth, Miss./Northeast JC 11 McKay Howell G 6-7 190 So. Louisville, KY/Country Day HS 12 Matt Strange G 5-11 170 Jr. The Woodlands, Texas/St. Pius HS 20 Brandon Gonzalez F 6-6 205 Sr. Punta Gorda, Fla./Charlotte HS 22 Nick Caldwell F 6-7 215 So. Geismar, La./Dutchtown HS 24 Jamon Kemp (juh-mon) G/F 6-6 195 Fr. Seattle, Wash./Woodstock Academy 25 Joe Kasperzyk (Casper-Zick) G 6-3 190 Jr. New Haven, Conn./Odessa College 33 Max Brackmann C 7-2 270 Fr. Loehne, Germany/BBG Herford 35 Gus Okafor (Oak-uh-for) G/F 6-6 230 Jr. Baltimore, MD/Miami Dade College ALpHABETIcAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 33 Max Brackmann C 7-2 270 Fr. Loehne, Germany/BBG Herford 22 Nick Caldwell F 6-7 215 So. Geismar, La./Dutchtown HS 4 Keon Clergeot (Key-on Clare-Jo) G 6-1 190 Sr. Winter Haven, Fla./UMass 20 Brandon Gonzalez F 6-6 205 Sr. Punta Gorda, Fla./Charlotte HS 11 McKay Howell G 6-7 190 So. Louisville, KY/Country Day HS 0 Elijah Ifejeh (i-FAY-jay) F 6-9 240 Sr. Montreal, Quebec, Canada/ULM 25 Joe Kasperzyk (Casperzik) G 6-3 190 Jr. New Haven, Conn./Odessa College 24 Jamon Kemp (Juh-mon) G/F 6-6 195 Fr. Seattle, Wash./Woodstock Academy 2 Isiah Kirby G 6-3 195 So Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Cypress Bay HS 35 Gus Okafor (Oak-uh-for) G/F 6-6 230 Jr. Baltimore, MD/Miami Dade College 3 Maxim Romanov (Moxum - Roman-off) G/F 6-8 200 So Nahariyya, Israel/Impact Basketball Academy 12 Matt Strange G 5-11 170 Jr. The Woodlands, Texas/St. Pius HS 5 Byron Smith G 6-3 180 So. Gainesville, Fla./P.K. Yonge HS 10 JonDarius Warren G 6-0 180 So. Corinth, Miss./Northeast JC HEAd cOAcH: David Kiefer (Key-fer) (2nd Season, Kansas State, 2007) ASSISTANT cOAcHES: Mark Lieberman (FIU, 1995) Jordan Brooks (Hampton, 2012), Riley Conroy (Tulane, 2018) dIREcTOR Of ScOUTINg/SpEcIAL ASSISTANT TO THE HEAd cOAcH: Dean Baumert (Bom-ert)(2013) HEAd MANAgER: Jalen Johnson HEAd TRAINER: Codi Simmons SENIORS (4): Keon Clergeot, Brandon Gonzalez, Elijah Ifejeh JUNIORS (4): Joe Kasperzyk, Gus Okafor, Matthew Strange SOpHOMORES (6): Nick Caldwell, McKay Howell, Isiah Kirby, Max Romanov, Byron Smith, Jon'Darius Warren fRESHMEN (2): Max Brackmann, Jamon Kemp City Pronounciations: Geismar - Guys-mer Loehne - Lune-ay Nahariya - Na-hah-ree-ah Ziguinchor - Zee-Zin-chow Page 2 - Southeastern Louisiana Men’s Basketball Notes • Nicholls Colonels at SLU Lions - Feb. 13, 2021 - Page 2 2020-21 QUIcK fAcTS UNIVERSITY INfORMATION Mobile Phone .....................................................................................(225) 938-5987 E-Mail Address ............................................. [email protected] Name ......................................... Southeastern Louisiana University Assistant Director (Men's Basketball Contact) ...............Chris Salim Founded ..........................................................................................1925 Office Number ..................................................................................(985) 549-2142 Location .............................................................Hammond, Louisiana Mobile Phone (Preferred Contact #) .............................(318) 471-5972 Enrollment .................................................................................15,403 E-Mail Address ...................................... [email protected] Nickname ...................................................................................... Lions Office Fax ..............................................................................................(985) 549-3773 School Colors .............. Green (PMS 3425) and